Definitely. We also keep a number of steel bowls. Larger trimmings go into things like beef & oyster sauce type dishes. Smaller pieces are hand minced for burgers, ghillie (cottage) pie etc.Thanks!
Do you save the bones for stock etc as well?
Definitely. We also keep a number of steel bowls. Larger trimmings go into things like beef & oyster sauce type dishes. Smaller pieces are hand minced for burgers, ghillie (cottage) pie etc.Thanks!
Do you save the bones for stock etc as well?
You're welcome. Well worth joining a rifle club. It will help with your FAC application and you can normally borrow a club rifle to practice with. Personally I wouldn't be bound to big Red deer. The logistics is difficult. Simply transporting a carcass that large is difficult. No way one person - or even two people - could lift it far. If you look at that Fallow doe you will see it's on a handy billy (block & tackle) just to make the skinning manageable. It weighs a quarter of a large complete Red Stag. I would far rather a number of Roe. Easier to process & transport and you don't have to preserve it all at once. Personally in the UK I would look to small game as well. Around here you could take a wood pigeon a day with little effort. A few minutes to process & no preserving required - just cook & eat.Interesting this has give me a lot to think about thank you .
Woodpigion is my favourite game actually it’s the common mans grouse.You're welcome. Well worth joining a rifle club. It will help with your FAC application and you can normally borrow a club rifle to practice with. Personally I wouldn't be bound to big Red deer. The logistics is difficult. Simply transporting a carcass that large is difficult. No way one person - or even two people - could lift it far. If you look at that Fallow doe you will see it's on a handy billy (block & tackle) just to make the skinning manageable. It weighs a quarter of a large complete Red Stag. I would far rather a number of Roe. Easier to process & transport and you don't have to preserve it all at once. Personally in the UK I would look to small game as well. Around here you could take a wood pigeon a day with little effort. A few minutes to process & no preserving required - just cook & eat.
My advice is just start. You will develop different approaches and skills as you figure out what works for you. It doesn't have to be all or nothing - we've been working on it for more than ten years.
Iv got a slingshot rifle rifle recently with laser sight n powered by double Theraband il post pics when I’m full member.I certainly take more 'meat' for the pot with my air rifle than I do with my firearms and shotguns!
Brown Trout is v nutritious also I can catch bunches using bait in just a evening ,when I’m a full member il post pics.You're welcome. Well worth joining a rifle club. It will help with your FAC application and you can normally borrow a club rifle to practice with. Personally I wouldn't be bound to big Red deer. The logistics is difficult. Simply transporting a carcass that large is difficult. No way one person - or even two people - could lift it far. If you look at that Fallow doe you will see it's on a handy billy (block & tackle) just to make the skinning manageable. It weighs a quarter of a large complete Red Stag. I would far rather a number of Roe. Easier to process & transport and you don't have to preserve it all at once. Personally in the UK I would look to small game as well. Around here you could take a wood pigeon a day with little effort. A few minutes to process & no preserving required - just cook & eat.
My advice is just start. You will develop different approaches and skills as you figure out what works for you. It doesn't have to be all or nothing - we've been working on it for more than ten years.
Certainly the modern PCP air rifles are extremely capable at sensible ranges and don't spoil the meat. They are also a great way to learn field craft & ballistics - I have a calibrated reticle chart for mine.I certainly take more 'meat' for the pot with my air rifle than I do with my firearms and shotguns!
I was very good with a simple springer as a childCertainly the modern PCP air rifles are extremely capable at sensible ranges and don't spoil the meat. They are also a great way to learn field craft & ballistics - I have a calibrated reticle chart for mine.
I've just invested in a day / night vision sight & intend to train by fitting to my S510 before using it on anything with more range. Right now I'm a competent day time shooter that owns night vision. I am very aware that this does not make me a competent night shooter!
Offcourse that’s why u eat nose to tail brain 70% fat one marrow liver organs ect historically they was the most prized parts on wild game.@1 pot hunter
BR's right about the low fat on some meats.
Some of my friends hunt, and one was a butcher to trade.
His latest was pigeon breast burgers. Even those are low fat though, so he adds some of the fat removed from pope's eye steak...I'm told that's a Scottish butcher's cut, and down south you'll know it as a rump steak. It's generally finely marbled, but there's usually a hefty layer of fat on top of the cut......he does the same when he makes up venison lorne. For the venison lorne sausage he uses the shoulder of the deer.
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I enjoyed shooting them too, but modern pre-charged are a whole different animal. I didn't bother for a long time as I have FAC & SGC options but they are incredibly accurate & almost completely silent. Coupled with the latest sights which incorporate night vision, laser range finder & ballistic calculator their effectiveness is at another level. Ping a laser off a rabbit 50 metres away in total darkness, the sight calculates the pellet drop and shows you where to aim squeeze the trigger and there is no recoil and less noise than opening a bottle of coke. Now some may say "not sporting" but if I choose to shoot something I want it humane, clinically accurate and not to disturb other creatures. Modern PCPs offer that in big doses. Even with a Hawke scope they put pellets on top of each other at 40 yards in daytime at 2% of the cost of a centrefire round.I was very good with a simple springer as a child
Iv purchased something atm wich is very cool it’s a slimgshot rifle only intended for rabbits it fires 8ml steels and is spot on accurate it has laser sight also il post a pic when I’m a full member.I enjoyed shooting them too, but modern pre-charged are a whole different animal. I didn't bother for a long time as I have FAC & SGC options but they are incredibly accurate & almost completely silent. Coupled with the latest sights which incorporate night vision, laser range finder & ballistic calculator their effectiveness is at another level. Ping a laser off a rabbit 50 metres away in total darkness, the sight calculates the pellet drop and shows you where to aim squeeze the trigger and there is no recoil and less noise than opening a bottle of coke. Now some may say "not sporting" but if I choose to shoot something I want it humane, clinically accurate and not to disturb other creatures. Modern PCPs offer that in big doses. Even with a Hawke scope they put pellets on top of each other at 40 yards in daytime at 2% of the cost of a centrefire round.
I've see farmed Bison but never in the wild, I would enjoy that. I prefer Winter shooting. Its a good opportunity to cull individuals that aren't thriving or genetically weak. The leaves are off the trees giving a better view and its often quieter. Prey species are about more too as food is harder to come byI don't think that I could do a winter on smoke-dried salmon. Gotta be some fresh food in there, somehow.
There’s a farm in the U.K. somewere with bison I forgot the name u can buy the meatI've see farmed Bison but never in the wild, I would enjoy that. I prefer Winter shooting. Its a good opportunity to cull individuals that aren't thriving or genetically weak. The leaves are off the trees giving a better view and its often quieter. Prey species are about more too as food is harder to come by
... Coupled with the latest sights which incorporate night vision, laser range finder & ballistic calculator their effectiveness is at another level. Ping a laser off a rabbit 50 metres away in total darkness, the sight calculates the pellet drop ...
Pard008S lrfWhat're you using? ATN?